The Road to Resiliency
February 7, 2012
The Saskatchewan Association of Police Affiliated Victim Services Inc. (SAPAVS) will be holding a conference in Saskatoon called “THE ROAD TO RESILIENCY” from March 19 – 22nd, 2012. Read the following conference announcement and visit the website to see the agenda/speaker and to register – www.RoadtoResiliency.com
Canada’s justice system is far too offender-centric and it’s time to “shift the conversation”
February 2, 2012
In a special report released today, Canada’s Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime says the justice system should focus more on victims’ rights, not criminals.
“Canada’s justice system is far too offender-centric and it’s time to ‘shift the conversation’ to ensure victims are treated more fairly”, Canada’s new ombudsman for victims of crime, Sue O’Sullivan said in her first report.
“Right now, the imbalance between the rights of offenders and the rights of victims are very stark in this country… Despite all the good intentions, the conversations about victims have been focused for the most part on offender-related issues and we think it’s time to tackle this head on.”
Read more at http://www.victimsfirst.gc.ca/media/news-nouv/index.html also http://t.co/VOxEGqea